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Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction

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Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction - Roshwald, Mordecai, and Palumbo, Donald E (Editor), and Sullivan III, C W (Editor)
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This book studies the written treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gullivers Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.

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Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction 2008, McFarland & Company, Jefferson

ISBN-13: 9780786436941

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